Enterprise Platform Lead

Scope

Akkodis is establishing a pioneering IT & Digital Centre of Excellence (CoE), designed to drive transformative technology programmes across the UK. This dynamic new team will play a key role in delivering large-scale digital, cloud, software, and infrastructure projects, supporting both public and private sector clients. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, strategic partnerships, and innovative SaaS-based solutions, the CoE will enhance digital capabilities, future-proof workforces, and enable data-driven decision-making. Joining our CoE presents a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of major national initiatives, working within a high-impact, collaborative environment. Our diverse roles span architecture, project management, data analytics, software development, and technical support—empowering professionals to shape scalable, next-generation digital ecosystems. Whether delivering sophisticated Big Data platforms, cloud solutions, or advanced infrastructure, our teams will drive innovation and digital excellence across multiple programmes.

Role Overview

The Enterprise Platform Lead is accountable for leading and developing the organisation’s enterprise low-code and SaaS engineering capability, bringing together specialist platform engineering resources across technologies including Pega, Salesforce, SAP, and enterprise integration tooling (e.g. MuleSoft, Boomi and equivalent platforms).

This is a senior leadership role responsible for departmental leadership, engineering standards, capability development, and line management of specialist low-code platform engineers and integration specialists. Engineers within the department will typically be matrix-managed for day-to-day delivery, working within project teams under delivery and solution leadership, while remaining aligned to departmental standards, development pathways, and governance.

The role will work closely with Solution Architects, delivery teams, Cloud Engineering, Data, QA, and stakeholders to ensure consistent quality, supportability, and long-term maintainability across enterprise platforms and integrations, including cloud-based low-code SaaS applications delivered in cloud-hosted environments. The role is expected to operate in a cloud-agnostic manner, supporting platforms deployed across different cloud technologies depending on client and programme requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Enterprise Platform department, including low-code platform engineers and integration specialists (e.g. Pega System Architects, Salesforce platform engineers, Epic platform engineers, MuleSoft/Boomi specialists).
• Provide direct line management, including performance reviews, coaching, development planning, and ongoing career development support.
• Build a strong engineering culture across the department, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and consistent ways of working.
• Define, own, and enforce engineering and solution design standards across enterprise platforms and integrations, including governance, documentation standards, release controls, reuse patterns, and integration design guidelines.
• Provide technical leadership and design assurance across discovery and delivery, supporting Solution Architects and project teams with best practice guidance and consistency across implementations.
• Lead integration governance and assurance, including API/interface design principles, endpoint catalogues, documentation expectations, and cross-system dependency management.
• Oversee platform and integration workflow configuration standards and change control expectations, ensuring changes are controlled, traceable, and aligned to agreed governance processes.
• Manage capability planning across multiple projects, ensuring appropriate resourcing, skills coverage, onboarding, and identification of skills gaps and training needs.
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Cloud Engineers, Data, QA, business analysts, and stakeholders to support delivery planning, manage risks and dependencies, and resolve cross-team issues.
• Support transition to the Tech Ops team by ensuring appropriate support documentation, ownership clarity, and effective handover into service.

Required Experience

• Significant experience leading enterprise low-code and platform-based teams, including exposure to platforms such as Pega, Salesforce and/or SAP.
• Experience supporting cloud-based low-code SaaS applications and platform services deployed in cloud-hosted environments.
• Strong experience overseeing enterprise integrations using technologies such as MuleSoft, Boomi, or equivalent iPaaS / middleware platforms.
• Proven experience setting and governing engineering standards across platform and integration teams, including design assurance and technical governance.
• Demonstrable line management experience, including performance management, coaching, and capability development for technical specialists.
• Experience operating within regulated, high-assurance, or business-critical environments where quality, governance, and auditability are required.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments using Jira and modern delivery practices.
• Experience working in a cloud-agnostic delivery context, supporting different cloud technologies depending on programme needs.

Required Skills

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong understanding of enterprise platform delivery and integration principles, including API-led approaches, event-driven patterns, and workflow-based solutions.
• Awareness of cloud delivery models for SaaS and low-code platforms, including environment governance, access control, and operational support considerations.
• Ability to define and enforce clear documentation and governance standards, including interface specifications, endpoint catalogues, and operational handover packs.
• Strong awareness of security principles and secure-by-design practices within platform and integration delivery.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands across multiple projects and teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capability, with the ability to balance delivery needs with quality and long-term maintainability.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to lead technical discussions and establish clear direction across technical teams.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

Relevant certifications in Pega, Salesforce, integration platforms, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), or enterprise architecture are advantageous